Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki is a healthy sauce you can serve with chicken, grilled veggies, pita chips, gyros and as a raw veggie dip, or on Greek Gyros.
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Ingredients:
| 1/2 | english cucumber, peeled |
| 16 ounces | (2 cups) cold plain greek yogurt (either full fat or fat free will work) |
| 4 cloves | garlic, pressed |
| 1/3 cup | chopped dill, fresh or frozen |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | freshly squeezed lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon; please squeeze a real lemon) |
| 1/2 teaspoon | salt, or to taste |
| 1/8 teaspoon | black pepper |
Directions:
How to Make Tzatziki Sauce:
The Cucumber should be peeled, finely diced and strained of it's juices. I squeezed it really tight by the fistful. You can use a cheese cloth if you wish. Getting rid of excess juice is important so that you tzatziki sauce isn't watery the next day.
Combine the strained and chopped cucumber with 2 cups plain greek yogurt, 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice, 4 pressed garlic cloves, 1/3 cup chopped dill, 1/2 tsp salt (add more to taste) and ? tsp black pepper.
Mix everything together and add more salt to taste if needed. It's best to refrigerate for about 1 hour before serving to let the flavors meld. It tastes even better when refrigerated overnight!
Source: natashaskitchen.com
